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. G) Restrictions on transfer of ownership. It shall be unlawful for the owner of any rental dwelling, or rental dwelling unit, upon whom a pending compliance order has been served to sell, transfer, mortgage, lease or otherwise dispose thereof to another person until the provisions of the tag or compliance order have been complied with, unless the owner shall furnish to the grantee, lessee or mortgagee a true copy of any notice of violation or compliance order and shall obtain and possess a receipt of acknowledgment. Anyone securing an interest in the rental dwelling, or rental dwelling unit, who has received notice of the existence of a violation tag or compliance order shall be bound by same without further service of notice upon the person and shall be liable to all penalties and procedures provided by this chapter. II) License suspension or revocation. A license issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to suspension or revocation by the City Council for violation of any provisions of the City Code or laws of the state. In the event that a license is suspended or revoked by the City Council for just cause, it shall be unlawful for the owner or its duly authorized agent to thereafter permit any new occupancy of a vacant or thereafter vacated rental unit until the time as a valid license may be restored by the City Council. I) Alternative sanctions. Whenever the Compliance Official determines that any rental dwelling, or rental dwelling unit, or the premises surrounding any of these fails to meet the requirements set forth in this chapter, the Compliance Official may issue a violation tag summoning the responsible person into court or request the issuance of a criminal complaint and arrest warrant. 1) Conflicts. Any conflict between any provisions of this chapter and any term of a contractual relationship between a landlord and a tenant shall be resolved in favor of this chapter. K) Penalties. Failure to comply with a compliance order after right of appeal has expired or violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be a misdemeanor. Each day that a violation continues shall be deemed a separate punishable offense. L) Separability. Every section, provision or part of this chapter is declared separable from every other section, provision or part to the extent that if any section, provision or part of the ordinance shall be held invalid, it shall not invalidate any other section, provision or part thereof.